38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, "Teacher, 27 we wish to see a sign from you."

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He said to them in reply, "An evil and unfaithful 28 generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it e ...[text shortened]... it except the sign of Jonah." 3 Then he left them and went away.

i think a theorem offered with no proof is an incomplete treatment. i further submit to you that this is the natural stance to take, and it is completely fair.

until Wiles nailed it down, the math world would have worked until all fingers bled to prove (or disprove) Fermat's Last Theorem. if Fermat really did have a very elegant solution (as he claimed) then he was thoughtless and rude and arrogant not to have shared it with us. the same could be said for jesus.

of course, another thing to consider is this: a theorem that is wrong or flawed has no proof. and anyone can spout forth crap and call it a theorem. the dangerous thing there is that counter-proofs can also be difficult to provide.

Originally posted by LemonJelloi think a theorem offered with no proof is an incomplete treatment. i further submit to you that this is the natural stance to take, and it is completely fair.

until Wiles nailed it down, the math world would have worked until all fingers bled to prove (or disprove) Fermat's Last Theorem. if Fermat really did have a very elegant solution (as he cl ...[text shortened]... t a theorem. the dangerous thing there is that counter-proofs can also be difficult to provide.